Actuator



J. HINES June 16, 1931.

ACTUATOR Filed Nov. 2. 1928 JNVENToR. I

Patented Jane 16, r1931 Jenn Hines, or asrone, Nnw'von-K, assiononlro snaai:LooxAV enannwannico., A l f;

e Inc., o nfnnw Yonai, N Yafa conronnaronoENEW-zon-K V.acrrre'ro'n f Appncanoaaied november 2,2 192s., serial no. aie-,636i

f. This invention.y relates tofan` yactuator or operating device toA loe primarily lemployed inconnection with locks andlatches.

j-t'is an. objectv ofthe invention toV furnish 5 a devicaotl this/character which may be employed` as a substitute for aeonventi'onal:

knobv and by means of which. both a doorpull and lock-,operating device are rfur-j nished, the entire unit being capable of being readily manipulated and, if desired, sewing as areplacementfpart for aloclnor-latch installation made sometime previously.

Y urtherfobject ofthe invention is that of furnishing aA 'device ofthis type in Which l5 no change on the part of locks-#Whether ot the rim or mortise types- Will be necessary in utilizing ,the actuator ofthe present invention,v aside troifnthe y,infact that :by means oi' thepresent invention a device isffurnished,`

the parts oi which be readily set to con-v fornitovarying conditions of installation. An Vadditional object is that otprovitling a lock or latch-operating device, the parts of Whichwill be relativelyev'vu in numbery and jindividually simple and rugged inconstruction, Vthese parts being capable. of ready aS-.

semblage andl application to a,y closure by A LA ferent -forni of mechanism constructed with# inthe province ofthe presentinvention;

Y llligyfl-isa rear -vie'w'of the partsa's shown inl Fig; 8,\and Fig.: 5 is a perspective view otone ofthe elements forming .a Ypart of the assemblage shovvnin Figs. Sand e 1 ngthese views no, lock or latch mechanisms have been shownin that they are Well-known to those skilledin the art and, generally stated, form no part ofthe present invention.. 50 Suiiice it to say that in alltypes koitlooks kand y latches itfr isI eustoinary to; employ. avr spindle wvhichis usually rregularfin cross-section (as, for.V example, polygonal) and which .cooper-1 ates Withfa bolt Yor latohtlirowing, mechanism regardless ofyvfhether th-lvookrbeflth? 55;

{inortise or Arim type.k i. e

Thus, inl the` views.;aforefreerredrgto,Y` the inimeralk l() indicates aspindle whiclnmayf carry Y at its innerV end .alrnob A or. other. suit.-; able actuating elementll. Adjacent-the opso, posite endof this spindle aj doorplatel2dis provided lwhich may he secured. in g any dref sired manner to a door and.mountsthenpper end 'of a handle lby, orf example, having anjopeningthrough which this1V end of the f5 handle passes and Within Which itis secured; by havingitsinner end threadedean,dfmount.Y e inga nut lll. The inner4 end of the spindle l() is preferablyA reduced asatl andhas lliearingl e Within a recess lformed in the handle, `Inovement ofl these parts other than krotational, being preventedas, for example,by acon-wv struction hereinafter brought out.

kAdjacent* its upper endtheplatecarries a" Y pair y of spaced lugs 19 pivotally mounting 75 between,theml thefinnery end otfaleven 2,0.A 'I This; vlever extends. through openingin the upperend of the plate and isrformedwith an angularportion 211 terminating in, a part; 22 tobeengaged bythe thumb orfinger, f Mounted for sliding kmovement upon the y inner Vface of the plateisamember 2,3 with arms 24 'straddling the "inner, upper end' of the handle/'13 and, furthermore, being plovidedwith arms, 25. extending beyond `the lugs 19. Inthe crotch betweentheselatter arms this member is formed with an outwardlyextending-portion 216, underlying the angular part 2l ofthe lever-20. This plate is, retained against displacement as, for example, bythe ,0:0

means will have to be employed to retain the` arm 28 in position.

As a consequence it `will be appreciated that as the handle isgripped and the thumb o'r finger-piece 22 is depressed, the member 23 will be moved-downwardly against the in-v fluence'of the spring 29, thus actuating the arm 2,8, which will rotate the spindle 10, thus serving to actuate the lock or latch with which this member cooperates. l Y

In the forml of device shown in Figs. 3 to 5, the spindlelO has its inner end mounted in a bracket 30, the'arms of which mount between them a lever 31 extending through an opening in the plate 32 and which lever terminates ina thumb or finger-piece 33 and has an angular portion 34 bearing against an extension 35 riding within the plate opening and forming a part of an operating member 36. This member is normally pressed upwardly as, forexample, by a spring 37 and is retained properly disposed against the face of the plate as, forv example, by means of a nut 38 aixed to the inner end of the handle 13, which inner end, similarly to the form of construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, projects through an opening in the plate and is preventedv rom coming intobinding engagement withthe member 36.V Interposed between the operating member and the nut is a spring plate 39 terminating in a pair of arms 40 underlying those portions of the bracket 30 'which' extend beyond the point of pivotal mounting of the lever 31, as a consequence of which the upper end of the bracket will al-` ways tend to swing inwardly towards theinner face of the plate 32, it being noted atthis time that a pair of lugs 41 extend between the arms ofthe bracket and the inner end of the lever and thus serve to retain the entire assemblage against displacement.

Y The pivotal mounting of the bracket and lever is, of course, eiiected bv, for example, a pin 42 and the spindle carries at its inner end an arm 43 ywhich rides within a transversely extending `slot 44 formed in the operating member 36.

It will be apparent that with the parts assembled in this manner a, depressing of the thumb or finger-actuator 33 will effectuate an oscillation of the spindle 10, the parts always being returned to normal position under the iniuence kof the spring. If, now, it is found that the spindle 10 be not of proper size, this ydirection to cause a withdrawal of the latch or bolt. Thus, a locksmit-h may find that, as set up, the spindle rocks in thefwronr direction. This ymay be quickly remedied lby sim? ply grasping they spindle and rocking the same downwardly to correspondingly move the bracket30 to a oint at which the arm 43 clears ythe slot 44. hereupon, by turning the spindle to a point at which the arm 43 extends into the opposite end portion of the slot, it will be obvious that if actuation of the tinger or thumb-piece is resorted to, the spindle will be rocked in an opposite direction.

F rom the foregoing it will be appreciated that, among others, the several objects of the invention are achieved. It will furthermore be understood that numerous changes in construction and rearrangement of the parts might be resorted to without departin from the spirit of the invention as defined `y the claims. i

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An actuating device including a plate, an operating member slidably mounted upon said plate, a lever rockingly connected to Vsaid plate, arotatable spindle also connected to said plate and means coupling said operating member to said lever and spindle to convert the rocking movements of the former into rotational'movements on the part of the latter.

2. Any actuating device including a plate, an loperating member slidably mounted upon said plate, a lever rockingly connected'to said plate, ak rotatable spindle also connected to said plate, means coupling said operating member to said lever and spindler to convert the rocking movements of the former intolrotational movements on the part of the latter and means for normally forcing said plate in one direction to return said lever and spindle to predetermined positions.

3.`An actuating device including a plate, an operating member slidably mounted upon said plate, a lever rockingly connected to said plate, a rotatable spindle also connected to said plate, means coupling said operating member to'said lever and spindle to convert the rocking movements of the former into rotational movements on the part of the latter and means carried by said platey and spaced from said operating member to confine the spindle also connected Vto saidA plate, an arm movements Vof the latterin a pathv adjacentr the plane of the plate.

4. An actuating device including a plate, an operating member slidable with respect to the same, a lever connected to said plate and bearing against said operating member, a

extending fromy said spindle and having op erating connection With said member and said partsy being arranged upon said lever being rocked to actuate said spindle.

5.' An actuating device including a plate,

an operating ymember slidable with respect to the same, a Vlever connected to said plate and bearing'y against said operating member, a

spindle also connected to said plate, an arm extendingvfrom said spindle and having operating connection With said member and said parts being arranged upon said lever and beingrocked to actuate said spindle', a handle mounted by said plate and extending through the same and means associatedtvith the eX-` tended portion of said handle and cooperating With ,said member to confine the movements ofthe latter.

6. An'actuating deviceincluding a plate,

an operating member slidably mounted With respect to said plate means disposed exteriorf ly of'said plate and connected thereto to `engage .saidv operating member and lshift the same, ak spindle, an arm connected to said Spindle, said operating member being formed With .a slot accommodating vsaid arm, and means for rotatably supporting said spindle with respect to said plate. v

7. An actuating device. including a plate, an operating member slidably mounted with respect to said plate, means disposed eXtef f respect to said plate, means disposed exteriorly of said plate and connected thereto to engage said operating member and shift the same, a spindle, an arm connected :to said spindle, said operating member being formed With aV slot accommodating said arm, a

bracket rockingly secured to said plate, and means bearing against said bracket for maintaining said arm Within the area of the slot.

9. An actuating device including a plate,

an operatingmember slidably mounted With respect to said plate, means disposed exteriorly of said plate and connected thereto to engage said operating member and shift the et: for rotatably supporting said spindle, Y, means for retaining said operating 'member ,immediately adjacent to lsaid plate, and

means forming a part of said last named means and acting againstsaid bracket to Y maint-ain the arm carried by said, spindle Within the area of .said slot.

l0. An actuating device including a plate,

an operating member slidably disposed With.

respect tothe same'and beingiorined -With a slot, a spindle, an arm secured to said spindle and riding Within said slotysaid slot Y extending to bothsides ot a line intersecting the path of movement of said arm, -and means for removably retaining said arm With- Vin said slot whereby itmay be shiiitedto occupy a position adjacent either end ofthe slot;k n v Y ll.k An actuating device including a plate, an operating member movablewith respect thereto,` a spindle to be rotated kin either direction upon movement of said member being effected, and means Jfor selectively cou-- pling said spindle to said member to cause clockwise and counter-clockwise movements of the spindle under identical movements of said` operating member.

l2. Anactuating device includingv a plate an operating member movably associated therewith,a spindle, means for coupling said c spindle to said operating member, a lever, ar support associated with said actuator, means for rotatably mounting said spindle, and a pivot common to said lever and said llast named means for associating both ot the same Withsaid support.l y

In testimony whereof I ailx Lmy signature.

J OHN HINES.l

same, a spindle, an arm connected to said p spindle, said operating member being formed with avslot accommodating said arm, a brack- 

